FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBREVARD COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATIONSaturday, January 11, 2014

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BREVARD, N.C.- The Brevard College women’s basketball team held off a late rally from the Catawba College Indians for a 71-66 South Atlantic Conference win on Saturday afternoon in Boshamer Gymnasium.

The Tornados (4-8, 3-5 SAC) went 7-for-8 from the foul line over the final 44 seconds to knock off the Indians (7-5, 5-3 SAC) for their second straight conference win. BC’s Katie Williams, who hit three free throws in the final minute, finished with a career-high 20 points.

The Tornados also impressed from the field, shooting a season-high 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from three-point range in the game. The Tornados connected on 44.2 percent (23-of-52) attempts from the field for the afternoon.

Although Catawba tied the games five separate times after the break, the Tornados didn’t trail following a Madison Lenox free throw that tied the game at 8-8 at the 16:29 mark in the first half.

The Tornados took their initial lead on a Taylor Hiatt three-pointer at 14:58 in the first half, part of six unanswered points that led to a 14-8 advantage. BC went up by as many as 12 in the opening half, eventually settling for a 39-30 lead at the break.

BC shot 53.8 percent (14-for-26) from the field in the first half, including an astounding 72.7 percent (8-for-11) from three-point range.

Hiatt secured a career-high 10 rebounds while chipping in six points for the Tornados. Freshman Chelsea Turner also set her season-high in scoring with 13 points, thanks in part to a 4-for-5 shooting performance in the opening half.